Glad you found the issue.. My advise is to use ksvalidator , it comes included in the pykickstart package... helps to check the syntax of a KS file and point out if you need to update it based on the RHEL/CENTOS/FEDORA version you are installing
https://www.systutorials.com/docs/linux/man/1-ksvalidator/ usage: ksvalidator [options] ksfile positional arguments: ksfile filename or URL to read from optional arguments: -h, --help show this help message and exit -e, --firsterror halt after the first error or warning -i, --followincludes parse include files when %include is seen -l, --listversions list the available versions of kickstart syntax -v VERSION, --version VERSION version of kickstart syntax to validate against On Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 7:30:34 AM UTC+13, Stacy wrote: > > Thank you, I modified the boot_command, and was able to issues in my ks > file due to deprecated entries I needed to update to rhel7 verbage, thanks > again, I was reverse engineering this, and that helped alot. > > On Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 1:20:39 PM UTC-7, Gabo Kete wrote: >> >> Hi Stacy >> >> Your boot_command argument is not telling where the OS needs to boot, you >> need to specify where to boot , where is the Linux image, and what is the >> KS file that needs to use to start the installation >> >> Have a look how boot_command works >> >> https://www.packer.io/docs/builders/virtualbox-iso.html#boot_command >> >> And here is an example of a boot_command I have running in my environment >> ( my boot command uses variables, so will share this with you, but not >> necessarily you need to use them, it is just for me it looks much more neat >> if I use them and much more flexible if I need to change them in the future) >> >> variables >> >> "vmlinuz_file": "centos7.1503_x64/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz", "initrd_file": >> "centos7.1503_x64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img", "iso_image":" >> http://192.168.1.150/isos/CentOS-7-x86_64-NetInstall-1503.iso";, "ks_file": >> "simple-ks-integrado-CIS-BitbyBit.ks", >> "ks_server": "192.168.1.150", >> "ks_path": "centos7.1511_x64/ks/", >> >> "boot_command": [ >> "<tab> text {{user `vmlinuz_file`}} initrd={{user `initrd_file`}} >> inst.ks=http://{{user `ks_server`}}/{{user `ks_path`}}/{{user >> `ks_file`}}<enter><wait>" >> ], >> >> >> On Friday, March 23, 2018 at 6:06:48 AM UTC+13, Stacy wrote: >>> >>> I apologize if this has been answered previously, I am new to the group, >>> and looking for some help. I am using packer and vmware workstation 14 to >>> build a RHEL 7 template. This works with our RHEL6 install, and when I >>> boot the iso from vmware workstation or vsphere after creating the vm it >>> installs just fine. However when I try and build with packer it hangs >>> before installing the packages. I get the dracut-initqueue timeouts and an >>> emergency shell. I have able to see my install media and ks file from the >>> emergency shell, so I know the network is working. Not sure where to look >>> for the problem, I have gone through the rdsosreport.txt file and do not >>> see anything glaring. Here is my packer json and variables json and the >>> command I am running to build. >>> >>> Hangs at RTNETLINK answers: File exists >>> then times out >>> >>> packer build -var-file variables.json foundation_template.json >>> >>> variables.json >>> { >>> "ssh_username" : "root", >>> "ssh_password" : "password", >>> "output_dir" : "/var/packer/vmware/vmware-iso-rh7" >>> } >>> >>> >>> foundation.json >>> { >>> "builders": >>> [ >>> { >>> "type" : "vmware-iso", >>> "boot_command": >>> [ >>> "<wait>", >>> "<enter>", >>> "<wait>" >>> ], >>> "headless" : true, >>> "disk_type_id" : "0", >>> "vnc_bind_address" : "0.0.0.0", >>> "vnc_port_min" : "5900", >>> "vnc_port_max" : "5910", >>> "vnc_disable_password" : true, >>> "iso_url" : "iso/rhel7_base.iso", >>> "iso_checksum" : "e4bee7df9c1820035c47f200a2176e81", >>> "iso_checksum_type" : "md5", >>> "output_directory" : "{{user `output_dir`}}", >>> "guest_os_type" : "rhel7-64", >>> "disk_size" : "64000", >>> "shutdown_command" : "/sbin/halt -p", >>> "ssh_wait_timeout" : "2700s", >>> "ssh_username" : "{{user `ssh_username`}}", >>> "ssh_password" : "{{user `ssh_password`}}", >>> "skip_compaction" : true, >>> "vmx_data" : { >>> "ethernet0.virtualDev" : >>> "vmxnet3", >>> "scsi0.virtualDev" : >>> "pvscsi" >>> }, >>> "vm_name" : "rhel7-tmplate" >>> } >>> ], >>> "provisioners": >>> [ >>> { >>> "type" : "shell", >>> "script" : "scripts/run_updates.sh" >>> }, >>> { >>> "type" : "shell", >>> "script" : "scripts/reset_network.sh" >>> } >>> >>> ] >>> } >>> >>> -- This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines - https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. 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